Drought in Canovanas Municipio, PR: 0.8 years in 10 since 2000

0.8 years in 10

Canovanas Municipio, PR: 2 of 26 full years had 13+ weeks in drought. Less drought-prone than most US counties.

20002025

Drought years: 2015 (34 wk) and 2022 (15 wk). Not a single drought week in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018 and 2025.

A regular lawn is fine here; plan for the odd dry year

Real droughts are rare here. A smart controller that skips watering after rain covers the odd dry year.

You can keep a regular lawn. Worth doing: a rain-sensing or smart controller, and deeper, less frequent watering if Jul turns dry.

Against the rest of PR

17th most drought-prone of 78 PR counties; the PR middle is 0.4 in 10. Closest on the list: Patillas Municipio (1.2 in 10) and Guayanilla Municipio (0.8 in 10). Driest in PR: Salinas Municipio (2.7 in 10). Least drought: Mayaguez Municipio (0 in 10).

When in the year it hits

Most often in Jul (17% of weeks), then Jun (14%) and Aug (11%). Least in Apr (2%). May to September averages 11%.

8 Jan
8 Feb
3 Mar
2 Apr
4 May
14 Jun
17 Jul
11 Aug
10 Sep
10 Oct
7 Nov
10 Dec

The worst year: 2015

2015: 34 weeks in drought, peaking at D3 extreme. Across 1,401 weekly maps: 8.6% of all weeks at D1 or worse, 2.5% at D2, 0.8% at D3, never any D4. Longest unbroken spell: 41 weeks, May 12, 2015 to Feb 16, 2016.

Lately

Last drought year: 2022, 15 weeks. 2016-2025: 1 in 10, against 0.6 in 10 for 2000-2015, about the same. So far in 2026: 19 of 44 weeks in drought, through Nov 3, 2026.